The Generator Improvements Rule includes over sixty (60) changes to the regulations of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) applicable to generators of hazardous waste.  The regulations created by the Generator Improvements Rule went into effect on May 30, 2017 at the Federal level; the status of these new regulations in your state may vary.  Read:  What is the Status of the Generator Improvements Rule in my State?

Among its new regulations (found at 40 CFR 262, Subpart L) is an allowance for some hazardous waste generators to temporarily exceed the hazardous waste generation limits of their status without a change to their generator status.

The purpose of this article is to describe how the new regulations may be used during an episodic event of hazardous waste generation at a small quantity generator of hazardous waste (SQG).

In a separate article I addressed the regulations for an episodic hazardous waste event at a very small quantity generator (VSQG). (more…)